Brian Aldin Matthews III was 21 when he was shot and killed in Nancy Park in Ypsilanti, Michigan, on the evening of January 11, 2020. The shooting occurred around 8:20 p.m.; deputies from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office responded and Matthews was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died of multiple gunshot wounds.

The young man, known to family as Trey, was remembered by loved ones as bright and promising. His mother, Shonne Draw, publicly mourned him and called for justice. Two 18-year-old men, James Soloman Warren and Stevie Lynn Brooks, were arrested and arraigned in early 2020 on charges including open murder, firearms, and armed robbery; investigators initially said the shooting may have followed an armed robbery. Matthews’s mother said the two charged were friends of her son and expressed a belief they had not intended for him to die.

Key questions remain about what led to the shooting and the status of the case going forward. If anyone has information about Brian Matthews, his movements that night, or the people involved, please come forward.